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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 4: 2 D Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This fourth unit of a course on Art Appreciation looks at different forms of two-dimensional art. Students learn about the invention of paper, early perceptions of drawing, how hatching and cross-hatching were used by Michelangelo,...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Animals With Backbones

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will learn about animals with backbones and then create a slideshow presentation that shows the characteristics of the different groups of vertebrates. They will also create a brochure explaining how a specific animal is adapted...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Isaac Newton

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson, students have the opportunity to explore the life of Isaac Newton. Students use reference books and the Internet to investigate Newton's life. Following group discussion and individual research, students create a...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Exploring the Culture of Europe

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this technology-based lesson, students will create a slideshow presentation or a travel brochure to highlight attractions in a chosen country and the historical significance of each attraction. Students will present their created...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Systems Every "Body" Needs to Know

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This instructional activity is designed to allow students to explore the human body through a WebQuest with Internet and multimedia resources provided for research. Students will create a cell diagram, write a letter, and create a...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Exploring Customs and Cultures Part 2

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students meet both language arts and social studies objectives in this interdisciplinary unit on customs and cultures. In part 1 of the unit students practice research and writing skills to create a slideshow. In part 2 of the unit...
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Tour of South America

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Familiarize your students with South America by having them create a slideshow of a "Tour of South America" that focuses on its culture, geography, and history. This will help the students learn more about South America's people and places.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Clifford's Class Trip by Norman Bridwell

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
During this lesson students learn new vocabulary words through an enjoyable children's book. Students use knowledge of the new words to create a slideshow and original story.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Interpreting Shakespeare's a Midsummer Night's Dream

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
After a study of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, students working in small groups conduct research and create a slideshow presentation that emphasizes key aspects of the play and/or new ideas generated by the play.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Memory Preservation One Relative at a Time

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
After organizing and conducting an interview of a grandparent/senior citizen, students create a slideshow presentation using the information and memorabilia collected at the interview.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Big Dropper the Life Cycle of a Raindrop

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will research the Internet, Alabama Virtual Library, online and printed encyclopedias, and other reference material to gather information on the water cycle. Students will then use the gathered data to create a slideshow...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Exploring Customs and Cultures Part 1

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students meet both language arts and social studies objectives in this interdisciplinary unit on customs and cultures. In part 1 of the unit students practice research and writing skills to create a slideshow. In part 2 of the unit...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: From Tyranny to Freedom

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson students will have the opportunity to research famous battles of the American Revolution and document these battles in a timeline, which they will construct. Students will also create a slideshow presentation about the...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Researching Mark Twain's Early Life and Experiences

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson requires students to use the Internet to research the early life of Mark Twain and the influence of his childhood experiences on his writing. The lesson includes letter writing, reading, role playing, and working in a group...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Our Trip Around the Biomes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson, young scholars travel to the biomes by way of the Internet. They learn the characteristics of biomes, including animals, plants, temperatures, etc. Students then use this information to create a slideshow presentation...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: A Visual Dress Code

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Primarily designed for ESL young scholars who need visual representations to reinforce the meanings of words, this instructional activity encourages ESL and native speaking students to extend their vocabulary and conversational skills as...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Living Things

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
During this lesson students will learn about living things. Through this hands-on lesson, students will have the opportunity to create a slideshow presentation and plant poster and explore Internet sites to learn about living things.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Energy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson, students will learn about energy. Students will have the opportunity to navigate the Internet to locate information about energy. They will also have the opportunity to create a slideshow to demonstrate their new...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Spine Labels

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This is a first or second grade library skills unit, conducted by the librarian with help from the art, computer, and homeroom teachers. Students will create: their own book cover and title page containing title, author & slideshow...
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Activity
Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: School or Club Multimedia Presentation Project

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
Boast about your school or a club you belong to by creating a video or slideshow. Guidelines for creation are offered.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Suspense

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow focuses on the use of suspense in fiction by stating the purpose of suspense, discussing four ways authors create suspense, showing that all forms of literature contain suspense, and presenting an example with John...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Movie Madness

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
This language arts projects motivates students through being a movie-based project. This lesson will have a duration of five days. The students will view a movie of their choice and analyze the movie to complete a chart listing literary...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Challenges of the Great Plains Farmer

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will work in groups of four to create presentations using their research on a particular farming invention that was created from (1837-1867) and also research specific elements about life on the Great Plains. Each group's...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Where Am I in Cyberspace?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This activity allows learners to utilize critical thinking skills and Internet research to develop a technology timeline. The timeline will assist students in developing a word processed sample list of items for a time capsule, which can...